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attention of "the new york times." a "new york times" sports writer, in fact, joe drape, a reporter, moved his family from new york city to smith center, kansas, and lived there for an entire school year to chronicle the team's achievements and to write about the community. he tells their story in his best-selling book called "our boys: a perfect season on the plains." there are many reasons for this team's success that would bring a "new york times" reporter to this small town, but i think the community of smith center would agree with me that perhaps the greatest reason behind their success is their head coach, coach roger barda. the coach's 323 victories place him among the top five coaches in all-time kansas football on the list of wins. and in 2007, he was named the gator-aid national coach of the year. but this season, after 35 years of coaching, coach barda announced he was ready to hang up his whistle and retire. i had the opportunity to participate in several pregame flips of the coin with coach barda and his
attention of "the new york times." a "new york times" sports writer, in fact, joe drape, a reporter, moved his family from new york city to smith center, kansas, and lived there for an entire school year to chronicle the team's achievements and to write about the community. he tells their story in his best-selling book called "our boys: a perfect season on the plains." there are many reasons for this team's success that would bring a "new york times"...
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durbin: chicagoans were asked to identify the one asset in the city of chicago that meant the most for them. lake michigan is a primary source of drink being water for more than 10 million people, not just in my state but in wisconsin, indiana, and michigan. it supports a million -- a multimillion-dollar fishing industry foreign the local industry, and it's beautiful. it is a recreational asset for swimming, kayaking, boating or just taking a walk along the beach. it is just a gorgeous lake. i always look forward to getting up to the chicago. we have a condo that overlooks lake michigan that i consider to be a great place to sit and just look at this beautiful lake and what happens on it whith a drinking a cup of coffee in the morning or a glass of wine in the evening. but, unfortunately, the health of our great lake michigan is threatened every summer when a coal-burning fe ferry boat dumps tons of coal into the lake all summer long. meet the s.s. badger. many people have fond memories of this boat steaming from ludington, michigan. but they need to be reminded of one thing. the s.s.
durbin: chicagoans were asked to identify the one asset in the city of chicago that meant the most for them. lake michigan is a primary source of drink being water for more than 10 million people, not just in my state but in wisconsin, indiana, and michigan. it supports a million -- a multimillion-dollar fishing industry foreign the local industry, and it's beautiful. it is a recreational asset for swimming, kayaking, boating or just taking a walk along the beach. it is just a gorgeous lake. i...
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omaha, where the storm virtually shut down were of the city, schools, stores, banks, all closed, as folks brace for a foot of snow. you can see how wide this storm system is with wind advisory from the upper northwest to the gulf of mexico. in south alabama, a possible tornado tore the roof off of this family business just outside of mobile, alabama, the owner says she is thankful the community is helping clean up. >> the birds in the streets are in shake and on the ground. it has been, a lot worse than i thought it would be. >>shepard: it is not over. rick is in the extreme weather center. this is going to go away, right? rick: it will. we have another 24 hours. the rain before it moves off to the northeast and we still have the snow to deal with and tornado threats across the south so we are not done with it yet crossing into the appalachians and the heavy snow across wisconsin and iowa and it is windy and chicago, they have gone 290 days without having any kind of snow and that is about to change in two hours as it moves in and they will get 2" to 4" of snow and we have winter storm wa
omaha, where the storm virtually shut down were of the city, schools, stores, banks, all closed, as folks brace for a foot of snow. you can see how wide this storm system is with wind advisory from the upper northwest to the gulf of mexico. in south alabama, a possible tornado tore the roof off of this family business just outside of mobile, alabama, the owner says she is thankful the community is helping clean up. >> the birds in the streets are in shake and on the ground. it has been, a...
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actually, it's part of the tallest building in the nation's largest city. we'll explain. >> and checking your traffic at 4:12 on the screen, you're in good shape heading down to the peninsula. left side, if you're head together lower deck of the bay bridge going over to oakland, you're face something traffic this afternoon. this afternoon. keep it here,ñtútcúññÑ!ó!6ñztrp you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> you don't have to be a engineer to know this is a tricky operation. you're looking at cruise hoisted an escalator to the 101st floor of the 1 world trade center building in new york. crews sta
actually, it's part of the tallest building in the nation's largest city. we'll explain. >> and checking your traffic at 4:12 on the screen, you're in good shape heading down to the peninsula. left side, if you're head together lower deck of the bay bridge going over to oakland, you're face something traffic this afternoon. this afternoon. keep it here,ñtútcúññÑ!ó!6ñztrp you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here,...
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the largest infrastructure project in the western world is a new train line going underneath the city of london. so government has a role so i wouldn't characterize it as get out of the way. but i would say government get its costs under control. government understands because when it's consuming as it was when i became a chancellor, close to 48% of national income, that's simply unaffordable. and unless you're prepared to tackle the cost of government, the cost of individual programs, the cost of entitlements than, frankly, you are just delaying and making worse the resolution of a country's problems. >> rose: five years from now you have have the debt under control? >> well, the deficit is coming down. we hope to have the debt falling as a percentage of national income by 2016, and we are aiming to get the budget into into balance 2017. now, of course i would like all this to happen sooner but one of the things i've always sought to do is not be inflexible about this, not be ideological about this but say, look, we've been hit by an external shock, we were hit by the euro zone crisi
the largest infrastructure project in the western world is a new train line going underneath the city of london. so government has a role so i wouldn't characterize it as get out of the way. but i would say government get its costs under control. government understands because when it's consuming as it was when i became a chancellor, close to 48% of national income, that's simply unaffordable. and unless you're prepared to tackle the cost of government, the cost of individual programs, the cost...
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the county and city work crews are out in force salting and plowing. and generally on the main thoroughfa thoroughfare, it is moving slowly. and as the conditions get worse as we see the heavy winds pick up, 35 to 45 miles an hour, start to dry out some of the moisture from the snow, you could end up with heavy icing conditions and the kind of conditions you're talking about where somebody could get stranded and possibly even have life threatened. so everybody in wisconsin, the national guard's playing a part, but we're certainly in partnership with the first responder communities and the state patrol, department of natural resources. >> oh, major general donald dunbar, thank you for talking with us and the best of luck with all of your efforts. if you're in wisconsin, if you go out in your car, put an emergency kit in your car. include a candle. it can save your life. a candle can warm your car and mean the difference between life and death. and i want to turn now to another very big story we've been following, it's the fallout over that scathing repo
the county and city work crews are out in force salting and plowing. and generally on the main thoroughfa thoroughfare, it is moving slowly. and as the conditions get worse as we see the heavy winds pick up, 35 to 45 miles an hour, start to dry out some of the moisture from the snow, you could end up with heavy icing conditions and the kind of conditions you're talking about where somebody could get stranded and possibly even have life threatened. so everybody in wisconsin, the national guard's...
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and we had women from the south, from the western mountains. we had women from benghazi city. we're keen to attend near tripoli and to work actually closely with senior members of militias. this is the first time ever that we call for an international dialogue creating a venue, platform where all parts of libyan society will meet and discuss the challenges we're facing. it all has to do with creating an efficient judiciary system as well as a security system. >> sure. it sounds very encouraging. i know that's very significant for you. the consulate, the u.s. consulate that was attacked in benghazi, there are many libyans who took to the streets afterwards voicing support for the united states and the presence of the united states. do libyans still support the united states now? have their feelings changed about the role that americans have played? >> yes. actually, this was always there, and we've seen it ever since the liberation where hillary clinton and even president and condemn ran when they were in benghazi welcomed in the square. this was like a catalyst moment in the h
and we had women from the south, from the western mountains. we had women from benghazi city. we're keen to attend near tripoli and to work actually closely with senior members of militias. this is the first time ever that we call for an international dialogue creating a venue, platform where all parts of libyan society will meet and discuss the challenges we're facing. it all has to do with creating an efficient judiciary system as well as a security system. >> sure. it sounds very...
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because at the end of the day people in d.c. public schools people in urban cities that are going to school, teachers in those schools they're not afraid of the magazine clips. it is the junk handguns. i have a friend who teaches in a prep school. a kid walked in with a gun that wasn't loaded but walked in last year. just with a gun in the backpack. that's a significant question to ask. >> bill: no. it is also -- part of the debate. there's no doubt about it. there are many more people killed every year in this country from guns. we've had several people in the last couple of days who made that point on this program. than the mass murders. even what happened in newtown connecticut. as horrific as it was. you know, 30,000 people i think killed with guns every year in this country. so if you add up all of the mass murders, it is maybe 10% of that 30 but still it gets our attention particularly in newtown because there were 20 6-year-olds. as complex as it is, the president said yesterday you know, it is not an excuse for not doing
because at the end of the day people in d.c. public schools people in urban cities that are going to school, teachers in those schools they're not afraid of the magazine clips. it is the junk handguns. i have a friend who teaches in a prep school. a kid walked in with a gun that wasn't loaded but walked in last year. just with a gun in the backpack. that's a significant question to ask. >> bill: no. it is also -- part of the debate. there's no doubt about it. there are many more people...
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he'll be in front of the building directing new york city traffic. >> brian: the winner of the x factor will be joining us live. if you have to run from the tv, run to the radio. steve, you'll be joining me, right? >> steve: i will. weather alert. serious trouble for millions of americans hoping to travel for the holiday. check out the storm system. it is powerful. moving through the central part of u.s., upper plains. blizzard and winter storm warnings for nebraska and great lakes. deep south tornado sirens blaring. mobile, alabama, roofs have been ripped off, trees topple. a powerful storm moves through there. a warning in effect in mobile, alabama. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom". martha: why don't we get normal weather. always something extreme. it is causing delays and cancellations. they're trying to get home. going through chicago o'hare's airport the nation's second busiest airport. they're having a tough time. live screen left, you see minneapolis. screen right you see storm damage where it already went through in mobile, alabama. could be a rough couple days o
he'll be in front of the building directing new york city traffic. >> brian: the winner of the x factor will be joining us live. if you have to run from the tv, run to the radio. steve, you'll be joining me, right? >> steve: i will. weather alert. serious trouble for millions of americans hoping to travel for the holiday. check out the storm system. it is powerful. moving through the central part of u.s., upper plains. blizzard and winter storm warnings for nebraska and great lakes....
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the main reason is the weather in other cities. you can see here it's still raping and expected to still keep raining for a couple of hours before it turns to snow. when it turns to snow, there is going to be major trouble here. at midway airport, southwest airlines has canceled all of their flights after 5:00 local time. in a few hours at midway, they have proactively canceled the flights. they will likely be okay getting oust o'hare and chicago because there is a window of a couple of hours. you see a bunch of sailors who finished up basic training and they are hoping to get home for the holidays. they have more stop and then they will be on leave. they are hoping not to hit another stop. if you are coming to chicago and can move the flight up, do so. united and others have waived the change fees to get out of those spots. >> here is hoping the sailors and other folks can get home. as you await the snow, let me go to you. they are waiting for the snow there. we are seeing a bunch of this stuff in the middle of the country. tell m
the main reason is the weather in other cities. you can see here it's still raping and expected to still keep raining for a couple of hours before it turns to snow. when it turns to snow, there is going to be major trouble here. at midway airport, southwest airlines has canceled all of their flights after 5:00 local time. in a few hours at midway, they have proactively canceled the flights. they will likely be okay getting oust o'hare and chicago because there is a window of a couple of hours....
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major cities, like chicago, in the crosshairs. we have the latest forecast. >>> president obama's call to action. promising a quick, new push for gun control, as newtown gathers for even more good-byes. >>> five days to go. but procrastination will likely pay off this year. shoppers set to see deep, new discounts this weekend. >>> and let's be honest, folks. who really has the time these days to unwrap a burger.
major cities, like chicago, in the crosshairs. we have the latest forecast. >>> president obama's call to action. promising a quick, new push for gun control, as newtown gathers for even more good-byes. >>> five days to go. but procrastination will likely pay off this year. shoppers set to see deep, new discounts this weekend. >>> and let's be honest, folks. who really has the time these days to unwrap a burger.
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you look at the board, many cities have cancellations. again, once it hits chicago which, of course, is a hub, that will serve a ripple effect across the country zee we'll be bracing for that. ted, thank you. >>> syria may be losing a long-time alley. lisa sylvester is monitoring that. what is going on? >> support for bashar al assad seems to be waning. president putin says that moscow's goal is not to cling to power at all costs. he supports a solution that stops the civil war. he also said russia is not concerned about assad's fate. south korea's president elect is pledging to, quote, take care of our people one by one. park geun-hye will take office in february. park is the first woman ever elected to lead south korea. >>> nasenate republicans want t slash it in half, a $60 billion bill to rebuild after hurricane san deech sandy. critics are saying that there really projects unrelated to the october storm. democrats want the package to clear congress before the end of the year. and as we all know, wolf, congress has a lot on its plate
you look at the board, many cities have cancellations. again, once it hits chicago which, of course, is a hub, that will serve a ripple effect across the country zee we'll be bracing for that. ted, thank you. >>> syria may be losing a long-time alley. lisa sylvester is monitoring that. what is going on? >> support for bashar al assad seems to be waning. president putin says that moscow's goal is not to cling to power at all costs. he supports a solution that stops the civil war....